Ali Diab

Ali Diab
Diab in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-23) 23 May 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Hafeir al-Fouqa, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Al-Majd
2004–2005Al-Jaish (loan)
2010Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 27 (0)
2010–2011 Al-Shorta
2011–2013 Duhok 59 (3)
2013–2019 Al-Wahda 25 (5)
International career
2004–2013 Syria 97 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Diab (Arabic: علي دياب; born 23 May 1982) is a Syrian former professional association footballer who played as a centre back. With 97 appearances he is the second most-capped player on the Syria national team.

International career

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Diab was a regular for the Syria national team from 2004. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]

In the 2009 Nehru Cup, Diab scored one goal in Syria's 1–0 victory over India.

Diab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[2] He played in all of Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan. In the match against Jordan, Diab scored an own goal.

Diab is Syria's second most-capped player with 97 caps.[3]

Career statistics

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Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
Ali Diab: International goals[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 January 2009 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Turkmenistan 1–1 5–1 International Friendly
2 29 August 2009 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India  India 1–0 1–0 2009 Nehru Cup
3 31 August 2009 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India  India 1–1 1–1 2009 Nehru Cup

Honour

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Syria

References

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  1. ^ Ali DiabFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ^ Mamrud, Roberto. "Syria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Ali Diab – International goals". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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